Matt Weston:
The Texans’ run defense and do-just-enough offense was a cantankerous clanging piece of metal composed of different conjoined pieces during their nine game win streak. They beat bad passing offenses that couldn’t throw the ball, and aside from Denver, couldn’t run the ball either, but did so anyways because it was the safer alternative. Throw in a reversal of one possession game luck from 0-3 to 5-3, and now 6-3, and you have the Texans as the current #2 seed in the AFC.
There were holes in that area between the shoulder and back plate where the heart could be reached from behind.